"on God's green earth" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Forms: on God's green Earth [alternative]
Etymology: See God's green earth. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=on God's green earth}} on God's green earth, {{en-PP|head=on God's green earth}} on God's green earth
  1. Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative word. Synonyms: on earth, the dickens
    Sense id: en-on_God's_green_earth-en-prep_phrase-~O8V2FD~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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